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Major releases

Michael Jackson's Thriller, the most successful album not only of 1983 and 1984, but of all time, was released in 1982 and began its epic domination of the music charts the following year, 1983. This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in Music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events Awards Archibald Prize: Nigel Thomson - Chandler Coventry Works See also The year 1983 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1983 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1983 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1983 in Science and Technology involved many significant events as listed below Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The album spawned seven hit singles and stayed on the US and UK charts for over three years. Michael was nominated for ten Grammy Awards, of which he won eight: seven album Thriller, and the other for the song "Someone in the Dark" featured in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET. Thriller paved the way for countless other African-American artists' music to be aired on radio and MTV. Thriller has sold over 104 million copies, making it the greatest selling album of all time. Michael's domination of the 1980s was fueled by his follow-up hit album Bad (released in 1987. Bad is the seventh Studio album by pop singer Michael Jackson, released on August 31 1987 by Epic/CBS Records. )

Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins sold poorly upon its initial release but is considered one of the most influential albums of 1983. Head over Heels is an Album by Scottish musical group Cocteau Twins. Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 In the ensuing years, the album's eclectic assortment of alternative rock, New Wave and synth pop influences became a cornerstone of later alternative rock groups, most especially in the United Kingdom, where the Cocteau Twins' mix of airy textures and breathless vocals (dream pop) mutated into genres like twee pop, space rock and shoegazing, and eventually hit mainstream success with a psychedelic-influenced form, Britpop. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Dream pop is a type of Alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. Space rock is a subgenre of Rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early mostly British 1970s Progressive rock and psychedelic Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Psychedelic pop is a musical style inspired by the harder louder songs of Psychedelic rock but applied more to a pop music setting Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom.

Quiet Riot's Metal Health was enormously popular in 1983, and was the first heavy metal album to go to #1 on the pop charts. Quiet Riot was an American heavy metal band whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s Glam Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American Heavy metal band Quiet Riot and their first record without deceased legendary guitarist The lead single, "Cum on Feel the Noize" (cover of Slade) was also a huge hit, #5 Billboard, and set the stage for the mainstream success of later glam metal bands like Poison. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Other landmark rock/metal albums released in this year include Def Leppard's "Pyromania", Iron Maiden's "Piece of Mind", Mercyful Fate's "Melissa" Dio's "Holy Diver", Accept's "Balls to the Wall", Metallica's "Kill 'em all", Slayer's "Show No Mercy", Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon" and Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil". Pyromania is the third Studio album by British Hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1983 Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Melissa is the debut Album of Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate released in 1983 Holy Diver is American heavy metal band Dio 's debut album History Released on May 25, 1983, it has been hailed by Balls to the Wall is the fifth Album by the German metal band Accept, released in 1983 in Germany and 1984 in the Kill 'Em All is the debut album by Metallica. It was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget You might have been searching for Mark Williams 's song of the same name. Bark at the Moon is a Heavy metal Album by Ozzy Osbourne, released on December 10, 1983. Shout at the Devil is the second Album by Glam metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983.

The country music legend Kenny Rogers records his 23rd studio album "We've Got Tonight", which was his last album for Liberty Records. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Liberty Records was a United States -based Record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president He signed to RCA for a guaranteed sum of no less than $20 million for 6 albums, the biggest record deal of all-time up to that point. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 His earnings for those recordings amounted to even more, but no details have been made public. Rogers' RCA debut included his duet with Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream", which would become one of the biggest records of the year. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress " Islands in the Stream " was a 1983 hit Country music single for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, written by the Bee Gees.

Some other releases from 1983 deserve special mention:

Events

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1983.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 1983 Flag of the United States UK 1 - Jan 1983, US BB 1 - Jan 1983, US BB 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - Feb 1983, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1983, Éire 1 - Mar 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Feb 1984, Holland 2 - Jan 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - Mar 1983, France 2 - Jan 1983, US CashBox 3 of 1983, Austria 3 - Apr 1983, Poland 3 - Feb 1983, Germany 3 - Mar 1983, Australia 4 of 1983, RYM 4 of 1983, POP 4 of 1983, Norway 6 - Apr 1983, Italy 8 of 1983, South Africa 15 of 1983, 15 in 2FM list, Scrobulate 16 of pop, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1983, Acclaimed 33, Europe 40 of the 1980s, Party 53 of 2007, Rolling Stone 58, Germany 139 of the 1980s, OzNet 249, WXPN 620
2 Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling 1983 Flag of the United States US BB 1 - Apr 1983, US CashBox 1 of 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - May 1983, France 1 - Jul 1983, Switzerland 1 - Jun 1983, Norway 1 - Jun 1983, Italy 1 of 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1984, Oscar in 1983, UK 2 - Jun 1983, Australia 2 of 1983, POP 3 of 1983, Austria 4 - Aug 1983, Germany 4 - Jun 1983, US BB 6 of 1983, Japan 7 of all time (international songs), South Africa 9 of 1983, Holland 13 - Apr 1983, Poland 21 - Jul 1983, Scrobulate 31 of gay, AFI 55, Germany 57 of the 1980s, RYM 121 of 1983, OzNet 243, RIAA 256
3 David Bowie Let's Dance 1983 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - Mar 1983, US BB 1 - Apr 1983, Canada 1 - Mar 1983, Holland 1 - Mar 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - Apr 1983, France 1 - Mar 1983, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1983, Norway 1 - Mar 1983, Éire 1 - Apr 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Apr 1983, Austria 2 - May 1983, Germany 2 - Apr 1983, US CashBox 4 of 1983, Poland 5 - Apr 1983, KROQ 6 of 1983, US BB 15 of 1983, Italy 19 of 1983, Australia 24 of 1983, RYM 32 of 1983, Scrobulate 40 of 80s, POP 47 of 1983, Germany 172 of the 1980s, Belgium 258 of all time, Acclaimed 1445
4 The Police Every Breath You Take 1983 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - May 1983, US BB 1 - Jun 1983, Canada 1 - May 1983, Éire 1 - Jun 1983, US CashBox 2 of 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 - Jun 1983, Norway 2 - Jun 1983, KROQ 3 of 1983, Poland 5 - Jun 1983, South Africa 5 of 1983, Holland 6 - May 1983, Switzerland 6 - Jul 1983, Austria 8 - Aug 1983, Germany 8 - Jun 1983, France 10 - May 1983, Australia 10 of 1983, Italy 10 of 1983, Virgin 12, Scrobulate 13 of 80s, US BB 16 of 1983, RYM 16 of 1983, Europe 33 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 38, OzNet 38, RIAA 44, POP 49 of 1983, Poland 68 of all time, TheQ 76, Rolling Stone 84, 90 in 2FM list, Belgium 110 of all time, WXPN 216
5 Culture Club Karma Chameleon 1983 Flag of the United Kingdom UK 1 - Sep 1983, US BB 1 - Dec 1983, Canada 1 - Dec 1983, Holland 1 - Sep 1983, Sweden (alt) 1 - Oct 1983, Switzerland 1 - Oct 1983, Norway 1 - Oct 1983, Éire 1 - Sep 1983, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Oct 1983, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1984, Austria 3 - Nov 1983, Germany 3 - Jan 1984, South Africa 7 of 1984, Poland 8 - Sep 1983, Australia 8 of 1983, US CashBox 14 of 1984, POP 15 of 1984, Italy 16 of 1983, KROQ 25 of 1983, US BB 29 of 1984, RYM 49 of 1983, Scrobulate 71 of 80s, Germany 159 of the 1980s, OzNet 979

Top hits on record

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1983

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Musical television

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Charts

List of No. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 1944 – December 28 1983) was an American Rock and roll musician best known as a founding The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture The 25th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. 1 Hits

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This is a summary of 1983 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year
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